So, it's not actually the consoles themselves, but the games then? Exactly.

There are games. There are most definitely games. There's just little third-party support.

The issue is the lack of third-party support, due to the extremely weak launch. Until there are systems, there is going to be very weak third-party support. It could very well be a Gamecube situation all over again, with the system only surviving on that which Nintendo themselves have a hand in.

But no. Their consoles aren't "laughable now". They had the highest selling system just last generation and, while it certainly was the weakest console (much like now), it had a large list of quality exclusives and was an overall very good system for the hardcore gamer.

Neither is charging an unfair price for a game from multiple generations prior, just because the game is not available to the average person. Until these companies learn to charge fair prices for games from previous generations, I will gladly continue to emulate these titles. Especially when emulation brings with it all of the advantages mentioned above.